Creating States - Studies in the Performative Language of John Milton and William Blake

A study of the language of visionary poetry, making use of the principles of speech-act philosophy to analyze the creative properties of utterance from the Bible to the work of Milton and Blake.

A propos de l'auteur

Angela Esterhammer is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Zurich, and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Western Ontario.

Résumé

A study of the language of visionary poetry, making use of the principles of speech-act philosophy to analyze the creative properties of utterance from the Bible to the work of Milton and Blake.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Angela Esterhammer
• Edition: University of Toronto Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 10.08.1994
• EAN: 9780802005625
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-0562-5
• Pages: 277
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Poids: 530 g
• Thèmes: Heritage; Heritage
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée